Finance Intern Review

by Eaton

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed my placement, I developed and refined value skills that will be useful throughout my career.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt my role was an important role in the business, helping out with core financial operations along with ongoing projects.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I had good support by my managers and everyone around me was open to help me if I needed it.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • During a finance month end the workload gets quite large and requires effective and efficient working. (the hours could be long)

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I got given a real job with a lot of responsibility that needed to be sent directly to head office for reporting purposes.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learnt, developed and refined a lot of key skills that will be useful in my career, I am able to see they have helped me in my final year at uni already.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • good atmosphere, everyone was friendly and up for a joke, but when work needed to be done, they were focused.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Well organized overall, got sent on training events with the other interns to improve out business skills. (professionalism, communication, excel training)

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • there were numerous training events with an external training agency which provided me with the opportunity to practice these skills before i got into the workplace.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • they have a graduate scheme, if they like you will be offered back.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • yes meeting all the other interns at the training events was good.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • not too bad, we paid more for a nicer house that year.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Newport wasn't great, Cardiff was better and 15mins on the train.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • not too many, only football and a fitness class with the colleagues. it got better towards the end of the placement.

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Wales

November 2015

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